Ireland to slash payments to Ukrainian refugees in state accommodation
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland will slash a weekly payment for all Ukrainian refugees using state accommodation to 38.80 euros ($41.96) from 220 euros from August in a bid to bring the system more in line with other European countries, the government s...
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Mexico's presidential frontrunner Sheinbaum holds wide lead in latest poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Former Mexico City Mayor and ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum held a comfortable, albeit slightly narrower lead over her closest rival ahead of the nation's elections less than three weeks away, a poll showed on Tues...
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Israel and Egypt trade blame over Rafah Crossing closure
By Maytaal Angel and Nayera Abdallah JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday that it was up to Egypt to reopen the Rafah Crossing and allow humanitarian relief into the Gaza Strip, prompting Cairo to denounce what it described as an attempt to...
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Greta Gerwig at Cannes: #MeToo has changed things for the better
By Miranda Murray and Alicia Powell CANNES (Reuters) - Greta Gerwig, director of the smash hit "Barbie" movie, told journalists at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday that the #MeToo movement has led to "substantive change" for the better in the fi...
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King Charles unveils his first portrait since coronation
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles on Tuesday unveiled the first official portrait of himself since his coronation last May. The portrait by artist Jonathan Yeo depicts Charles against a background of vivid red hues, wearing the uniform of t...
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US puts sanctions on Russian man, three companies for sanctions evasion scheme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday put sanctions on a Russian citizen and three Russia-based companies it said were trying to evade U.S. sanctions in a scheme that could have unfrozen more than $1.5 billion belonging to Russian met...
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira faces US military justice hearing
By Nate Raymond HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who pleaded guilty to leaking classified military documents on topics including the war in Ukraine, is slated to appea...
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Peru police report 13 dead in Andean highway crash
LIMA (Reuters) - Police in Peru reported 13 people killed in a crash on a highway in the South American country's Andean region, according to a radio announcement on Tuesday, marking the latest fatal incident in a place where such accidents are fre...
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Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author Alice Munro dies at 92, says Globe and Mail
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian author Alice Munro, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature, died on Monday at the age of 92, the Globe and Mail newspaper said on Tuesday. The Globe, citing family members, said Munro had been suffering from dementia for...
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No single action is a red line on UK arms exports to Israel, deputy PM says
By Pesha Magid RIYADH (Reuters) - Britain will continue to approve arm exports to Israel, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden told Reuters on Tuesday, saying a full-scale Israeli operation in Rafah would not by itself result in a suspension of UK w...
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At least 15 injured in Russian strike on high-rise in Ukraine's Kharkiv
(Reuters) - A Russian air attack on Kharkiv city centre in Ukraine hit a high-rise residential building, injuring at least 15 people, including two children, local officials said on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear what kind of weapon was used...
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Citadel's Griffin wants to know Trump's running mate before deciding to donate
LONDON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Kenneth Griffin has not donated money to President Donald Trump's election campaign but will wait to see who the former U.S. leader picks as his running mate, he told attendees at the Qatar Economic Forum in ...
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South Africa's health insurance law set to face legal challenges
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's main opposition party, joined by some labour and business groups, said on Tuesday it would go to court to fight a bill aimed at providing universal health coverage, which President Cyril Ram...
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G7 to discuss global trade risks after US tariffs on China
ROME (Reuters) - The Group of Seven (G7) major democracies meeting in Italy next week will discuss the risk of fragmentation in global trade after "very tough" tariffs imposed by the United States against China, Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo G...
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Russia says U.S. ban on Russian nuclear fuel will harm global market
By Anastasia Lyrchikova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Tuesday that a U.S. ban on Russian nuclear fuel was discriminatory political move that would undermine the global market for enriched uranium but said it ...
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Palestinian truckers fear for safety after aid convoy for Gaza wrecked
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian hauliers said on Tuesday they feared for the security of aid convoys to Gaza, a day after Israeli protesters wrecked trucks carrying humanitarian supplies bound for the enclave, which is facing a severe hun...
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Roman Polanski acquitted by French court in defamation trial
By Louise Dalmasso and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - A French court on Tuesday acquitted film director Roman Polanski of defaming British actress Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of raping her when she was a teenager. Lewis, 56, alleged ...
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Explainer-Gaza death toll: how many Palestinians has Israel's campaign killed
(Reuters) - Palestinian health authorities say Israel's ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 35,000 people, mostly civilians, and driven most of the enclave's 2.3 million people from their homes. The war began on Oct. 7 when Hamas m...
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Taiwan-China tensions ratchet up week before presidential inauguration
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reported Chinese forces were carrying out another "combat patrol" near the island on Tuesday, including sending aircraft across the Taiwan Strait's sensitive median line, as tensions rise a week before a n...
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Poland to boost intelligence spending due to Russian threat, says PM
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will allocate an additional 100 million zlotys ($25.30 million) to boost its intelligence services, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, as he warned of a rising threat from Russia. Poland says its place as a distri...
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Two French prison guards killed, inmate escapes in ambush; manhunt launched
PARIS (Reuters) - At least two French prison guards were shot dead and three others seriously injured on Tuesday after heavily armed men ambushed a prison van to free an inmate, French police said, triggering a major manhunt. The orchestrated attac...
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Belousov says Russia must win in Ukraine while minimising troop losses
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's main task is to achieve victory on the battlefield in Ukraine with the minimal loss of troops, Andrei Belousov, Russian President Vladimir Putin's nominee for defence minister, said on Tuesday. Russia should employ all a...
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Several people feared trapped in collapsed building in Nairobi
(Reuters) - Several people were feared trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed as it was being demolished in the Mathare neighbourhood of Kenya's capital Nairobi on Tuesday, the Kenya Red Cross said. (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Wr...
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World Court to hold hearings over Israel's Rafah attacks
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The U.N.'s International Court of Justice will hold hearings on Thursday and Friday to discuss new emergency measures sought by South Africa over Israel's attacks on Rafah during the war in Gaza, the court...
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Germany needs strong military recruitment, Scholz says in conscription debate
By Rachel More and Andreas Rinke BERLIN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Germany must find ways to convince people to sign up for a career in the military, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday, as the country looks at conscription as a possible way to boos...
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